Photographs of nature, places and objects that have caught my eye.

Φωτογραφίες απο την φύση, απο τόπους και αντικείμενα που μου χτύπησαν στο μάτι.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Bermuda Buttercup and Bees. Η ξυνίδα και οι μέλισσες.

Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis) is a plant which was brought to Crete from elsewhere. But it is growing everywhere now, especially in cultivated areas. It is blooming at this period and the bees are visiting it frequently for food.
Η ξυνίδα είναι ένα φυτό που μεταφέρθηκε από αλλού στην Κρήτη. Έχει απλωθεί παντού στις καλλιεργημένες περιοχές και αυτήν την εποχή απότελεί τήν σημαντικότερη πηγή τροφής για τις μέλισσες.

20 comments:

de schoonheid van de natuur said...

Erg mooi neergezet op de foto.
Ik krijg bij het zien van deze foto’s gelijk een lente gevoel heerlijk.
Groetjes Herman.

Joop Zand said...

Nice macro's with lovely colors Coastas

have a nice week my fotofriend.

Greetings, Joop

Traveling Hawk said...

Hello, Costas! We have oxalis in Romania, in pots and it is dark pink or red. I have not seen yellow Oxalis. Thanks for showing it to me!

Anonymous said...

Ομορφες "macro" όπως τις λέτε....
ιδιαίτερα αυτές όπου η μέλισσα απολαμβάνει το γεύμα της
.............καλημέρα
Φρόσω

Birdman said...

Enjoyed your shots of the bees. Don't buzz-off!

agrampelli said...

αχ,τι όμορφες φωτογραφίες!το λατρεμένο μου κίτρινο,φωτεινό σαν ήλιος!και η μέλισσα,τόσο τέλεια φωτογραφία!
:))

Sylvia K said...

Beautiful flowers, rich colors, happy bees and terrific captures as always! Doesn't get any better, Costas! Enjoy your week!!

Sylvia

Tanya Breese said...

great photos and what a pretty pop of color!

Ola said...

pretty vivid colors, I wish spring would already be here:)

Berit said...

Beautiful colors here Costas.
Wishing you a nice week.
Greetings,

Berit.

Nordis said...

Beautiful photos with a nice yellow color.

Out on the prairie said...

I like the pollen sacs on bees. Many plants like this started as hay being transported for or in livestock.

Nellie from Beyond My Garden said...

Thanks for visiting my blog today Costas. It's my birthday! Your bee stuck around for so many photos or you shot pretty quickly. Nice captures.

Mary Howell Cromer said...

Love the Buttercups, appreciate the bees;) Have a great week Costas~

Soraia said...

Amazing and beautiful!

James said...

Beautiful shots! The colors are wonderful and I can almost fell the warmth.

Loree said...

How interesting. We have that plant here too. They call it 'the English one' because they say it was introduced from S.Africa during the British period. I think it is also called Cape Sorrel. Lovely photos.

Virginia said...

You almost convinced me that spring was outside my window!!!!

BTW, I"m having Greek olives as I write this. Delicious!
V

ria said...

Χρώμα!!!
Στιγμή!!!
Καταπληκτική φωτογραφία!!!!

✿France✿ said...

Pas simple de faire de si belles photos je trouve. Surtout le bestiole en vol
Bravo encore pour ton blog. Le blog nature c'est génial je trouve.
Puis avec cette fleur jaune le soleil est aussi chez toi